Medium Term Plan Term 3 2019/20 Year 5 Viking Warriors (Civilised or Savages) Blooms Hook Were the Vikings civilised or savages? Classroom museum: Viking artefact exploration. (HISTORY BASED) Writing Non-Fiction: Persuasion linked to scenarios in ‘Holes’ and to the History topic of ‘The Vikings’. Viking poems, including Kenning poems (with a strong emphasis on figurative language) Genre: Focus on ‘Flip your stance’ in innovation, as well as use of research, quotes/expert opinions to back up arguments. Indicating degrees of possibility using adverbs [for example, perhaps, surely] or modal verbs [for example, might, should, will, must]. Imperative verbs for persuasion. Reading Class Text: ‘’Holes’ by Louis Sacher Word reading and vocabulary Comprehension and meta-cognition, questioning (range of reading skills) A specific focus on skills in summarising SPAG Pre-taught vocabulary needed for Persuasive writing Revising/consolidating words with the following endings: -able, -ible, -ibly, -cious, -tious. Silent' letters whose presence cannot be predicted from the pronunciation, e.g.: island, knight, doubt, sandwich, thumb, autumn, whistle, lamb, vehicle, solemn, yacht, muscle, strength, thistle Modal verbs/ Imperatives for Persuasion; Cohesion in writing and within/across paragraphs Revise brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis Maths Recognising fractions; Compare and order fractions whose denominators are multiples of the same number and of differing denominators; Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to another Add/subtract fractions with same denominator/denominators that are multiples of the same number; Mixed numbers and improper fractions; Multiply proper fractions/mixed numbers by whole numbers Arithmetic – all of above; multiplication/division, addition/ subtraction, fractions, place value Science Forces: Air resistance, Water resistance, Friction and Gravity Investigate how surface area can affect the speed at which a parachute falls (link to Maths by finding surface area of different parachute designs) Complete plasticine experiment to test which shaped object travels quickest/slowest through the water Friction investigations, including using a big elastic band to propel a plastic tub across the floor; to plan (and write a method for) a fair test to see which surface material would create the least friction. Cooking: Learning about a balanced diet ; preparing a Couscous Salad History To investigate the Vikings as Traders or Raiders/ Civilised or Savages? To learn about the reasons for people invading/settling somewhere new To explore types of settlements; why changes occurred in Britain in the time of the Viking raids Sea-Faring and the various uses of the sea, including for invading (The Vikings) and also Smuggling – the history of smuggling in Folkestone and along the coast (local history) Computing To create a website as a class about different aspects of the Vikings; to learn how google sites can be used to create and edit a website; how to add pictures, hyperlinks and videos into webpages. To continue to develop an awareness of how to stay safe on-line/ e-safety Art To begin to develop an art portfolio and take part in the Turner Contemporary Art Portfolio Competition Viking heads/ pots clay sessions: Develop skills in shaping and moulding clay To investigate the art work and architecture of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. To explore the technique of ‘felting’ and to create a felt picture, inspired by Hundertwasser PE Indoor P.E.: Stomp/ Viking Warrior Dances - to create own dance, using body to create both sound and movement along with a focus on demonstrating an awareness of the music’s rhythm when improvising. Outdoor P.E.: Netball : Invasion games: To continue to develop skills in Attacking and Defending Music Learning how to play Brass instruments (trumpets and trombones), including understanding how to read music RE To learn more about Christianity and how Christians believe Jesus would behave To further explore how people can live by the values of Jesus in the twenty-first century Spanish Que tiempo hace? (What’s the weather like?): talk about seasons, months, weather, use negative statements ; to role play and present a weather forecast in Spanish PSHE British Values: a specific focus on The Rule of Law: Contrasting with the Viking period in British History To develop strategies to resolve disputes and conflict through negotiation and appropriate compromise and to give rich and constructive feedback and support to benefit others as well as themselves To recognise that differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including family, cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, age, sex, sexual orientation, and disability .